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Adding 12v charger to back of bed

Discussion in 'General Tundra Discussion' started by Tundra1078, Jul 3, 2018.

  1. Jul 3, 2018 at 12:09 PM
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    Has anyone added a 12v outlet to the back of the bed. Going on a long road trip so would like to add a cooler to the back.
     
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    Well here is my experiences with this.

    On my 14 Tacoma, I couldn’t even run a crock pot off the inverter.

    So, if you’re dead set on this, make sure you buy a big enough inverter, may need a bigger alternator.

    Personally, I would just buy ice. However, you can always wire up a 12v plug in the bed and run a refrigerated cooler.

    https://www.amazon.com/Interior-Coolers-Refrigerators/b?ie=UTF8&node=15735671
     
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    Also you can try to find a place locally that sells dry ice. Should last a while.
     
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    Get a YETI and they’ll remain ice cold as long as there’s ice in it.
     
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    I did. Ran a fused 6 gauge wire from the battery to the bed, added a quick disconnect under the bed and then continued the line up to the back passenger side bed rail. Used a blue sea systems fuse block to run bed lights and two 12v sockets for camera chargers and ARB fridge.
     
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    I have a 12v cooler that’s works great. With the passenger seat all the way to the front it fits perfectly behind it and keeps our drink and food cold. I want to keep the cooler in the back so we can have more space.
     
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    Should be easy enough to run a wire from the battery along the frame and up through the bottom tailgate, maybe through one of the drain holes in the front of the bed?
     
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    I think there is 12V on one or both of the trailer plug in's that you could use for a inverter or outlet.
     
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    In the middle of doing it. Will post pics soon
     
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    I don’t know, but you would need a big wire to run a fridge etc.. This is my loom run to the back for chase and bed lights. That’s 32’ of wire to get from battery to rear bed corner proper.
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    My Fridge doesn't draw much at all but the camera chargers do. I think the thermoelectric coolers are quite a bit higher draw than a fridge. I used 6 gauge to the bed. ARBs kit is 10 gauge and has worked in my Jeep for years. Probably 30 feet or so overall. Grounded behind the tail light.
     
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    10 gauge is good for 30 amps. I can’t imagine anything you’ll be powering will need that much current.
     
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    Agreed, but it's not so much about the amperage as it is the voltage drop with lighter gauge wire @ 12v. My ARB fridge has a low voltage cutoff if power reads to low. At 30+ ft of wire it becomes a possibility of kicking in
     
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    Yes, I could see that being valid.
     
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